NPR Health
JANUARY 22, 2025
In a memo obtained by NPR, acting health secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from 'a presidential appointee.' (Image credit: Sarah L.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 21, 2025
Following two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes in West Greenland turned brown, began emitting carbon and decreased in water quality in less than a year. The spike in temperatures caused the precipitation to fall as rain instead of snow. The heat also caused permafrost to thaw, releasing an abundance of carbon, iron, magnesium and other elements that the rain washed into the lakes.
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KFF Health News
JANUARY 21, 2025
PASADENA, Calif. As Fernando Ramirez drove to work the day after the Eaton Fire erupted, smoke darkened the sky, ash and embers rained onto his windshield, and the air smelled of melting rubber and plastic. He pulled to the side of the road and cried at the sight of residents trying to save their homes. “I could see people standing on the roof, watering it, trying to protect it from the fire, and they just looked so hopeless,” said Ramirez, a community outreach worker with the Pasad
The Hill
JANUARY 22, 2025
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two bills into law earlier this week that will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribehormonal birth control. House Bill 5436 gives Michigan pharmacists the ability to write prescriptions for hormonal contraceptives like birth control pills, emergency contraceptive pills, patches and vaginal rings. Whitmer also signed a second piece of legislation, House Bill 5435, which requires insurance companies to cover the cost of pharmacist-prescribed hormonal
NPR Health
JANUARY 22, 2025
RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, according to new filings with the Office of Government Ethics.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 22, 2025
Researchers have developed a way of bioprinting tissues that change shape as a result of cell-generated forces, in the same way that it happens in biological tissues during organ development. The breakthrough science focused on replicating heart tissues, bringing research closer to generating functional, bioprinted organs, which would have broad applications in disease modelling, drug screening and regenerative medicine.
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HEALTHBEAT
JANUARY 21, 2025
As Fernando Ramirez drove to work the day after the Eaton Fire erupted, smoke darkened the sky, ash and embers rained onto his windshield, and the air smelled of melting rubber and plastic. He pulled to the side of the road and cried at the sight of residents trying to save their homes. I could see people standing on the roof, watering it, trying to protect it from the fire, and they just looked so hopeless, said Ramirez, a community outreach worker with the Pasadena Public Health Department.
NPR Health
JANUARY 24, 2025
The International Criminal Court, a U.N. agency, has to approve the warrants. They've been condemned by the Taliban and welcomed by Afghan women and their advocates with some reservations.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 23, 2025
With the recent surge in popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, altogether called GLP-1s, there has been renewed scientific interest in understanding how our bodies regulate muscle growth. Scientists have linked the protein BCL6 to the maintenance of muscle mass and further suggested that BCL6-boosting therapeutics could help GLP-1 users retain muscle while losing fat.
JPHMP Direct
JANUARY 22, 2025
As small health departments across the nation navigate their paths toward accreditation, insights from the Boone County Health Department offer valuable lessons in leadership, community engagement, and the pursuit of excellence. The post Now Were Cooking with Gas Leveling Up a Health Department in a Smaller County Through PHAB Accreditation first appeared on JPHMP Direct.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 22, 2025
Females have a 31% higher associated risk of developing long COVID, with women aged 40 to 55 years having the highest propensity, according to a study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) funded by the National Institutes of Health.
NPR Health
JANUARY 24, 2025
Some hospitals are bringing in dogs to spend entire shifts with doctors and nurses. The trained canines help staff cope with the stress of their work amid high levels of burnout.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 22, 2025
Maternal stress hormone levels during early pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the stress system of the offspring. The results of a long-term study on wild Assamese macaques in Thailand indicate that maternal stress in the first half of pregnancy is particularly relevant. Elevated stress hormones later during pregnancy or after birth did not have the same effects.
Environmental Health News
JANUARY 21, 2025
Las cmaras trampa documentaron a un oso negro americano (Ursus americanus) que camin durante horas intentando cruzar el muro fronterizo entre Mxico y Estados Unidos. No lo logr.
Berkeley Public Health
JANUARY 24, 2025
We interviewed Stefano M. Bertozzi, former dean and current professor at UC Berkeley, about what risks withdrawing from WHO may pose.
NPR Health
JANUARY 18, 2025
Food companies have two years to get red dye No.3 out of their products. But other synthetic dyes have also raised concerns, because of behavioral issues in kids. Here's what parents need to consider.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 22, 2025
Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 feet-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. An international team of researchers report on the bird's fully preserved skull. The fossil was unearthed in the 1950s in a former lignite mining area in the Geiseltal in Germany. It was initially misclassified and thus led a shadowy existence until its rediscovery.
The Hindu
JANUARY 23, 2025
While ambitious policies and initiatives are rolled out from the national level in the TB fight, the ground reality in India needs to be better understood for effective interventions
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 23, 2025
Adults who have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be living shorter lives than they should, finds a world-first study led by UCL researchers.
NPR Health
JANUARY 23, 2025
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the prescription painkiller.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 21, 2025
If you've ever tossed a generous pinch of salt into your pasta pan's water for flavor or as an attempt to make it boil faster, you've likely ended up with a whitish ring of deposits inside the pan. A group of scientists, inspired by this observation during an evening of board games and pasta dinner, wondered what it would take to create the most beautiful salt ring inside the pasta pan they report their findings about what causes these peculiar salt particle cloud deposits to form.
Preventing Chronic Disease
JANUARY 20, 2025
Outbreaks of Unknown Cause Identified by OSINT
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 21, 2025
With viral disease emergence expected to accelerate, preparing for possible future pandemics is paramount.
NPR Health
JANUARY 23, 2025
When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they may be exposed to blast waves that damage blood vessels in the brain.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 21, 2025
Scientists have developed a computing chip that can learn, correct errors, and process AI tasks.
The Hindu
JANUARY 24, 2025
Although numerous factors have traditionally been identified as drivers of poor mental health, one key change in the younger generations is the arrival of smartphones, which were introduced in 2008, coinciding with the onset of rising mental health problems
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 20, 2025
The study reveals that supporting adolescent mental health is a cost-effective investment, leading to improved economic outcomes and reduced fiscal pressures.
NPR Health
JANUARY 21, 2025
The FDA says esketamine, an antidepressant derived from the anesthetic and party drug ketamine, can now be prescribed on its own. It was approved in 2019 to treat severe depression.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 24, 2025
We're nearly one month into 2025, but if you're struggling to hold onto your New Year's resolution, stay strong, as new research shows that forming a healthy habit can take longer than you expect. Researchers found that new habits can begin forming within about two months (median of 59-66 days) but can take up to 335 days to establish.
The Hindu
JANUARY 21, 2025
Discover how foodpreneurs in Thiruvananthapuram are revolutionizing healthy eating with oil-free, sugar-free options from salads to sweets.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 24, 2025
Investigators fromMass General Brighamhave found that a method originally designed for cancer detection can also identify and monitor even tiny amounts ofSARS-CoV-2 intactviral particles in blood and other fluids from patients with acute COVID-19 infections, creating the potential for guiding future treatment of patients. The research is published inScience Advances.
NPR Health
JANUARY 19, 2025
The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.
Environmental Health News
JANUARY 21, 2025
El ao 2024 ha sido el primero desde que tenemos registros en el cual la temperatura media global ha superado los 1,5C de calentamiento, pero la cifra es an mayor en los polos.
The Hindu
JANUARY 24, 2025
The State Health Department had set up a Rapid Response Team on January 21 to investigate the sudden rise in this infection after 24 suspected cases were found initially
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